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Controversial Eucharist
On the way home from school today I heard an excellent piece on NPR about the Eucharist, and the current controversy surrounding it. It’s been crazy how bishops have entered into the political arena. The interview
Here’s NPR’s introduction to the article:
“This year has been marked by a series of confrontations around the Eucharist in Catholic churches. In January, the archbishop of St. Louis announced he would deny communion to John Kerry, because of Kerry’s support of abortion rights. Earlier this month, a bishop in Colorado said that any Catholic politician who supports abortion rights, stem cell research, euthanasia or same-sex marriage is not eligible to receive communion. And in several U.S. cities this coming Sunday, a group of gay Roman Catholics are planning to stage a protest during Mass. The protesters intend to wear rainbow sashes, opening declaring their sexual orientation. In Chicago, Cardinal Francis George has told priests to deny communion to anyone wearing one of the sashes. Commentator James Martin, a Jesuit priest, says that even the threat of denying communion goes against the meaning of the ritual.”
David • News • 05/29/04 • 2 comments
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David • 05/29/04 • 12:36 AM:I couldn’t get the site to link properly. Here it is.
http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=1915154
Dan • 05/29/04 • 10:17 AM:Here’s the link.
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